The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-02
FEMALE PRovIDENT AssocIA.
TON.
The Annual Reports and Election Of
Officers.

The Female Provident Association held its
annual meeting at No. IS City Building yes
terday afternoon. The following reports
were presented
MANAGERS REPORT.
To those who are at all acquainted with
the scope of this society, large and definite
results would be somewhat surprising, as
they are well aware that it is only by small
means that we are able to prosecute our
work. But to those who are unacquainted,
OF whom there may be some, we will say
that we would gladly welcome them to CO.
operation with us, either to active member
ship or to- the more quiet ministry of
responding TO the calls of our collectors and
noting the disposition made Of all contribu-
tions. "a
Our business meetings are held on the first
Tuesday afternoon of each month, from No
vember to April inclusive, and we are happy
to add that for the past year, with but one
exception, and that of a very stormy day,
they have been uniformly well attended and
with no evidence of tagging interest.
Our collectors, though few in number have
faithfully and with commendable zeal com
pleted their other thar enviable task of
soliciting from house to house in their sew
eral districts the donations of the ladies of
our city, and they now desire to express
their hearty thanks to all who have assisted
them in this their labor of love for the needy
from our Treasurer's report that S227 as
have been thus received, of which S2l3. 10
have been paid out in the prosecution of onr
work, leaving $1425 on hand with which 10
begin another year. Our Depositary's report
will show for what these expenditures have
been made.
Since we last met, Miss Harriet Radford
who has long been identified with this So.
ciety, and who served for MANY wears az lis
Treasurer, has been called to her reward
Compelled some two or three months ago by
failing health to resign her place among us,
she ever continued TO retain lively interest
In all that pertained to our work. Let us
cherish her memory and seek TO follow her
as she followed, one common Lord and
Master.
The following is the Depositary's report
for the winter Of 1886 and 1887:
Cotton, 439a yards; print, 347 yards: fan.
mel, 1913 yards; cotton flannel, 5Si wards
dress goods, 29A yards; silesia. 6s Yards
pants cloth, 6 yards; cambric, Is wards
wrapper. /; undesrrvests, pairs; boots, g.
pairs; ru6bers, q pairs shoes. pairs
In closing, we would acknowledge our in
debtedness to all who in any way have aided
us, especially to Messrs. G. j. Walker e Co.
who at no little Inconvenience TO themselye.
have so cheerfully filed our orders at tn,
lowest market prices, and to the daily paper,
for their gratuitous notices.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. ]. III. COFFIN, Secretary.
In behalf of the Managers of the Femal,
Provident Association.
The following officers were elected:
President-Mrs. DR.. Hutchinson.
Vice President-Mrs. l. r. Farrinpton
Secretary-Mrs. j. H. CONN
Treasurer-Mrs /. T. Harrington.
Depostary-Miss o. M. Beckett.
Advisors-Mrs. NJ. p. Emery Miss II Pearson
Mrs Chas Hail. Mrs. A. G.. Cole. Mrs. Sewal
Waterhouse, Miss Q. M. Patten, Miss s. &. Cur
rier.